Cyperaceae

Pygmy sedge

Cyperus michelianus (L.) Delile

Family: Cyperaceae
Genus: Cyperus

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Pygmy sedge (Cyperus michelianus) — FlowerPhoto: 葉子, CC0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (12)

Arabic: سعد ميشيلي
Belarusian: Дыхастыліс Мікелі
Catalan: Souchet De Michel
Chinese: 头穗藨草, 頭穗藨草, 护心草, 旋鳞莎草, 旋麟莎草
Czech: Šáchor Micheliův
English: Pygmy sedge
French: Souchet De Michel, Scirpe de Michel, Scirpe de Micheli, Souchet de Micheli
German: Zwerg-Zypergras, Souchet De Michel
Kazakh: Микель құйығы
Lithuanian: Souchet De Michel
Russian: Сыть Микели
Swedish: Souchet De Michel

Synonyms

Cyperus pygmaeus var. michelianus (L.) Boeckeler
Dichostylis micheliana (L.) Nees
Fimbristylis micheliana (L.) Rchb.
Isolepis micheliana (L.) Roem. & Schult.
Juncellus michelianus (L.) Blatt. & McCann
Scirpus michelianus L.

Flowers

In flower: March, July, September (from 27 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Photos

FlowerPhoto: 葉子, CC0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: chiuluan, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Patrick Hacker, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Patrick Hacker, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Denys Vynokurov, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Diego Alex, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
Photo: Илья Руденко, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: victor fririon, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
Photo: Nina Kerr, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: KP Laer, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
Photo: Илья Руденко, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Юрий Данилевский (Yuriy Danilevsky), CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.